Species distribution models rarely predict the biology of real populations

J A. Lee‐Yaw, J L. McCune, S Pironon, S N. Sheth - Ecography, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDMs) are widely used in ecology. In theory, SDMs capture (at
least part of) species' ecological niches and can be used to make inferences about the …

A checklist for maximizing reproducibility of ecological niche models

X Feng, DS Park, C Walker, AT Peterson… - Nature Ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Reporting specific modelling methods and metadata is essential to the reproducibility of
ecological studies, yet guidelines rarely exist regarding what information should be noted …

Predictive performance of presence‐only species distribution models: a benchmark study with reproducible code

R Valavi, G Guillera‐Arroita… - Ecological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution modeling (SDM) is widely used in ecology and conservation. Currently,
the most available data for SDM are species presence‐only records (available through …

A standard protocol for reporting species distribution models

D Zurell, J Franklin, C König, PJ Bouchet… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDMs) constitute the most common class of models across
ecology, evolution and conservation. The advent of ready‐to‐use software packages and …

A comprehensive evaluation of predictive performance of 33 species distribution models at species and community levels

A Norberg, N Abrego, FG Blanchet… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A large array of species distribution model (SDM) approaches has been developed for
explaining and predicting the occurrences of individual species or species assemblages …

Forecasting the global extent of invasion of the cereal pest Spodoptera frugiperda, the fall armyworm

R Early, P González-Moreno, ST Murphy, R Day - BioRxiv, 2018 - biorxiv.org
Fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a crop pest native to the Americas, which has
invaded and spread throughout sub-Saharan Africa within two years. Recent estimates of 20 …

[PDF][PDF] Two alternative evaluation metrics to replace the true skill statistic in the assessment of species distribution models

RF Wunderlich, YP Lin, J Anthony… - Nature …, 2019 - natureconservation.pensoft.net
Model evaluation metrics play a critical role in the selection of adequate species distribution
models for conservation and for any application of species distribution modelling (SDM) in …

The area under the precision‐recall curve as a performance metric for rare binary events

HR Sofaer, JA Hoeting… - Methods in Ecology and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models are used to study biogeographic patterns and guide decision‐
making. The variable quality of these models makes it critical to assess whether a model's …

Assessing the reliability of species distribution projections in climate change research

L Santini, A Benítez‐López, L Maiorano… - Diversity and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Forecasting changes in species distribution under future scenarios is one of the most
prolific areas of application for species distribution models (SDMs). However, no consensus …

Is my species distribution model fit for purpose? Matching data and models to applications

G Guillera‐Arroita, JJ Lahoz‐Monfort… - Global ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Species distribution models (SDM s) are used to inform a range of ecological,
biogeographical and conservation applications. However, users often underestimate the …